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islamic fundamentalism is a problem but it is not just a problem for the united states or israel. citing what is going on with australia, germany, france -- attacks on those countries because of actions taken by a publication. we have to figure out how we deal with this. to say it is because of barack obama -- >> you stop theccommodation and the belief. if you act sweet and nice and support regimes, it will turn out well. it ends up really bad the. >> the world does not perceive obama being sweet and nice. he is the first democratic president to have a huge gap with his opponent on foreign policy, national security. mitt romney's world tour could not have been worse. >> what about those poll numbers? >> he is doing well but the country is not. >> but we are talking about the election. >> there has to be a point in which you say we have achieved all we can do. we are not going to leave boots on the ground to establish american power forever. >> in 2009, the surge was squandered by and administration that could not negotiate a deal that would give us presence. >> e iraqis were the o
islamic fundamentalism is a problem but it is not just a problem for the united states or israel. citing what is going on with australia, germany, france -- attacks on those countries because of actions taken by a publication. we have to figure out how we deal with this. to say it is because of barack obama -- >> you stop theccommodation and the belief. if you act sweet and nice and support regimes, it will turn out well. it ends up really bad the. >> the world does not perceive...
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the next president of the united states will nominate supreme court justices. and we need to make sure we keep the senate there are senate seats up. the senate has drawn the line in the sand on issue after issue. >> with less than two months left, the objective is turning out voters. >> i think people are sick of politics and struggle with even getting people out to vote. so i think when people like me and m other felw delegates go home, they will have stories to share and people will vote. >> women voters in this country have to say when the question is asked, are we better off than we were four years ago? yes. >> he has done so many things and do we have more things to do, absolutely. but i believe that there is a clear choice in november and that choice is to reelect barack obama. >> congresswoman norton you were there which party do you think is doing the best job of winning the women's vote? >> bonnie you cannot raposo dies women at conventions and forget attacks on their reproductive health likhealth and contraceptd abortion. >> at the end of our conventi
the next president of the united states will nominate supreme court justices. and we need to make sure we keep the senate there are senate seats up. the senate has drawn the line in the sand on issue after issue. >> with less than two months left, the objective is turning out voters. >> i think people are sick of politics and struggle with even getting people out to vote. so i think when people like me and m other felw delegates go home, they will have stories to share and people...
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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama b laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designations. "we know at you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "well, i
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the relationship is already strained after american troops killed osama b laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantimeweillee incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very much. and a postscript: what can the u.s. do to protect against attacks on embassies? we asked a former special agent for the state department about how to increase security and which missions are most at risk. that's on our "world" page. >> woodruff: the fed's action, as we said earlier, is aimed at making it easier for businesses to borrow and then spend money. our next story is about another effort to help business owners-- in this case, low income american entrepreneurs who are just getting started. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports on bringing an approach that's worked well in
he goes to china, he says i can use the chinese to put pressure on the united states. this man is still governing as if he's still the opposition, as if he's still active underground and not as the believer of 70, 80 million people >> in the meantimeweillee incidents like this? >> we'll see more incidents because there's no leadership and i think the egyptians should be reminded that they need the united states. the international legal obligations. >> brown: thank you all very...
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. >> rose: nobody wants the united states to do that. >> no, i know that! that's why there's a it will bit of disingenuousness of people saying "what must we do?" a no-fly zone. okay, what happens when the syrians shoot at the no-fly zone. what happens when the russians get involved in it's a problem from hell. it'ser the to believe see what's going on. >> is there any answer in terms of somehow a group of countries getting together, neighbors and others, including iran even though that would be very difficult for everybody to come to some kind so soutns because they have the russians, iranians, americans. >> people would have... >>. >> rose: and arabs. >> and iraq. to the extent that it worked it worked because there was one power there. can you imagine a committee of the iranians, the russians, the chinese. and that's my dilemma with it. i don't know how it's going to end. i think this could burn on in different forms for a long time. charlie, step back, what are we seeing? we're seeing two huge political orders crumbling at once. one is called the europe
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. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties. >> ( translated ): they are seeking to trigger ethnic and religious conflicts. they chant fake slogans of freedom, and claim commitment to freedom of thought and freedom of speech. >> brown: and back in pakistan, prime minister raja pervez ashraf called for the world to outlaw blasphemy. >> we are demanding that the united nations and other international organizations seek a law that bans such hate speech aimed at fomenting hatred and sowing the seeds of discord through such falsehood. >> brown: in the meantime, pakistan shut down youtube access after the web site refused to remove the anti- islamic video. and in
. >> your condemnation has given a strong message that the united states government not only condemns it, but has absolutely no support for such blasphemous videos or content anywhere. i think that is an important message. i think that should go a long way in ending the violence on many streets in the world. >> brown: but in iran, at a military parade, president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused the u.s. and others of promoting strife under the guise of protecting civil liberties....
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it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a pdictn? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the territorial maritime issues that are taking place now are of a peace. the political process is still playing out in china. the leaders there want to contain the damage to themselves but they don't want to be so suppressing of popular opinion that they're seen as opposing popular will on the issue of sovereignty >> warner: or out of touch. doug paal and jim fall owes, thank you. >> woodruff: next, seeking peace in syria and around the globe. jeffrey brown talks to former u.n. secretary general kofi annan. >> brown: kofi annan's first career u.n. staffer to rise to head the organization has spent more than 40 years dealing with
it's also a reminder to the united states of why it is seen as important by many nations in asia that we stay as a balancing factor in the military relationship there >> warner: china doesn't like that >> they would prefer it to having japan arm itself. so everybody resents the u.s. presence but is more comforting than the most obvious alternative >> warner: do you have a pdictn? >> i think it will calm down but the issues will be simmering for some time. all the...
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. >> and that was a special insult because for the president of the united states to interfere with a democratic primary clinton was the giant squashing like a bug. >> charlie:other days you during the impeachment. >> he saw clinton as part of a machine. '96 convention is for sale quoted in the newspaper saying. clinton's policy was just another way for throwing poor people under the bus. so he has this kind of philosophical objection to clin on earlier in his life that i'm not sure -- i'm not sure he has anything nor more. i don't think anybody has asked him in an interview. it would be fascinating to ask the president. >> qul he changed. >> charlie:changed his attitude about president clinton. >> and the clinton way of doing things. retail politics, compromise incrementalism. >> i think he learned those lessons. >> charlie:what is about president obama those who watch him closely he doesn't lie business. when business people come to the white house they feel like they simply are there to listen to him rather than to learn from them. and that he has a certain disdain from business. i
. >> and that was a special insult because for the president of the united states to interfere with a democratic primary clinton was the giant squashing like a bug. >> charlie:other days you during the impeachment. >> he saw clinton as part of a machine. '96 convention is for sale quoted in the newspaper saying. clinton's policy was just another way for throwing poor people under the bus. so he has this kind of philosophical objection to clin on earlier in his life that i'm...
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speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go over and sit down with the republicans you'll have pelosi and the democrats fighting saying "we won the election." so the pressure is for him to produce a work product and the republicans weren't going to follow over and say "oh, yeah, let's work together." it's tough situation. when your party controls both houses, those interest groups control the agenda. they don't want to give it away to the other side. >> reporter: but the number two democrat, dick durbin, said the president often took on leaders of his own party. he recounted a late night white house meeting on health care reform in janu
speaker, the president of the united states. >> woodruff: one of the criticisms of mr. obama's leadership is that he's had so much difficulty winning support from congress. many republicans say that's because he was too beholden to his democratic base. tom davis is a former g.o.p. congressman from virginia. >> when he got elected i think he had every intention of trying to bring everybody together behind him, let's work together, but he had a democratic congress. the minute you go...
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they're also exactly the same thing he was talking about when he was a united states senator. has there been a new idea in obama world in the past three or four years. i have trouble, frankly, thinking of that thing. but they have to unveil something to-- and you know the economist, the cover is-- of the coming issue is one little question, mr. obama what do you want to do. and that is the question. >> well, they're saying they had a conference call today with reporters and they are saying we will talk about the second term so i guess we'll find out. >> better have something pretty specific i think. >> we are specifically glad that the two of you made it safely back to washington. we know you are heading to charlotte with all of us for next week. david brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and a postscript-- we have a week's worth of highlights from the republican national convention online, including all of mitt romney's acceptance remarks and other speeches. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day: fresh off his convention, republican presidential nominee
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states of america, only our military could have pulled this off and it was a great statement to the world and to the american people and it does come. >> rose: and of the president's support, respect and support for the military men and women who were involved in that mission. >> right. >> rose: that they could do it. he understood the risk but he believed in them, because he put his -- he put the country to a risk in a degree because gates said this to me, it might have affected because of pakistan it may have affected what happened in afghanistan. >> oh, absolutely, yes. >> rose: an he was recommending, it is easier to just go and bomb the place and level it. >> right. and the president chose another way. >> he had total faith in the military's ability to pull this off. that wever a queion in his mind. i mean, once they went through and we have seen our military perform over there every night doing these sort of missions in many different ways, this was a unique one, but there are a lot more threatening ones that they do every night than even this one, so it was a remarkable exper
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and the destruction of the unit states. they believe that its existence is an affront and runs counter to islamic values. >> that's why these local jihads cannot be allowed, cannot be ignored. we should learn this lesson from what happened after the soviets left afghanistan, turn mood a calderon of infighting where we thought well let's leave it to them to work it out it was a mistake. and it came back to haunt us on 9/11, 11 years ago. >> rose: go ahead. >> we still think bobby that we can return afghanistan to what it was in the 70s and 80s that the u.s. can withdraw and go home and forget about it that is really the basis of the strategy today. >> that is a delusion. >> rose: thank you so much. it is always good to you have wherever i am, thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: bobby ghosh, the agents of outrage, an embassy attack, diplomats murdered, the new calculus of violence against america. here is the last paragraph. the new normal isn't as perilous as in pakistan but as the dem october cease of the middle east
and the destruction of the unit states. they believe that its existence is an affront and runs counter to islamic values. >> that's why these local jihads cannot be allowed, cannot be ignored. we should learn this lesson from what happened after the soviets left afghanistan, turn mood a calderon of infighting where we thought well let's leave it to them to work it out it was a mistake. and it came back to haunt us on 9/11, 11 years ago. >> rose: go ahead. >> we still think...
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states today. >> it absolutely does. but you know, our parents did not, you know, the things that they created, that rrandparents created were not done for free. we need to be, we need to invest-- i mean i once saw tom freedman who is from maryland speak to the national governors. and i saw him talk about the five pillars that have made us a great nation. you know, one of them is the fact that we always invest more in every again raise in higher and better education for every generation. >> right. the second one, the investments we make and can only make together in the infrastructure that undergirds our commerce and our country, the roads, the cleanwaer infrastructur and thlike. thehird one are the investments we make in research and development. >> right. >> the fourth one is a balanced and predictable rule of law and the fifth one is a rational immigration policy. i mean there are other ways to formulate that. but i think all of it points to the traditional disciplines that other generations had. right now i think too
states today. >> it absolutely does. but you know, our parents did not, you know, the things that they created, that rrandparents created were not done for free. we need to be, we need to invest-- i mean i once saw tom freedman who is from maryland speak to the national governors. and i saw him talk about the five pillars that have made us a great nation. you know, one of them is the fact that we always invest more in every again raise in higher and better education for every generation....
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. >> for the first time in centuries the president of the united states has officially declared himself an enemy of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. >> you are witness to a modern tale of resurrection. a second-coming. the bible speaks of lazarus, raised by jesus from the grave to walk again among the living. ralph reed, too, has been returned to life, political life. but he goes lazarus one further. lazarus was a poor man. reed is rich, and he just keeps getting richer from mixing religion and politics. and that's a story you don't want to miss. at age 33, ralph reed was the christian right's wonder boy. anointed in a 1995 "time" magazine cover story as the "right hand of god" for spinning the trust of conservative christians into political gold. it was reed who built the christian coalition of televangelist pat robertson into a powerful arm of the republican party. >> as religious conservatives we have finally gained what we have always sought. a place at the table, a sense of legitimacy and a voice in the conversation that we call democracy. >> in 2000, reed helped
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>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's statement. president obama is running against governor romney. governor romney is not running against the american embassy in cairo. the statements made by the president and secretary of state in no way,shape, or form apologized-- that was the charge-- for the united states or sympathized with the terrorists. and it's important to get the chronology right. the statement made by the embassy in i can roy was issued before the demonstrations. they have a big demonstrations coming. they evacuatedly the embassy. they're worried about physical violence. they simply were trying to say, "we don't agree with this film in
>> well, first of all, judy, i just want to say a tragic day for the united states and for the united states foreign service. we lost a great young ambassador and three outstanding diplomats. it's one of the blackest days in the history of the american foreservice, and we go all the way back to the founding of this country. >> i want to agree with the ambassador on that, too. >> i want to start there. look, i watched president obama's statement, and watched secretary clinton's...
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those decisions may end up deciding who becomes the next president of the united states. i think sometimes it might be hard for you to give people a sense of the importance of state judges. >> i hope you are right. the whole purpose of this video is increase participation in these elections. the state supreme courts and state courts in general are deciding the important legal questions of all of us. state courts decide 95% of the criminal cases and civil cases which isn't to say federal courts aren't important. but in states where we elect state supreme justices. we don't have enough people voting. corporate interest groups donate huge amounts of money to candidates and according to the report for the center of american progress the states that have seen the most money in judicial elections now have supreme courts that are dominated by pro corporate judges. the issue as you well know is kind of the issue of our day. it is obviously something we are going to have to struggle with. in the context of money and judicial elections i think it is important and i think folks on b
those decisions may end up deciding who becomes the next president of the united states. i think sometimes it might be hard for you to give people a sense of the importance of state judges. >> i hope you are right. the whole purpose of this video is increase participation in these elections. the state supreme courts and state courts in general are deciding the important legal questions of all of us. state courts decide 95% of the criminal cases and civil cases which isn't to say federal...
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again, it's not the democracy that the united states projectings. it's a democracy that the black people have dragged this country into expanding with their blood. [inaudible] >> i would argue that the black freedom movement has been the grandest example of democratic struggle. by democratic struggle, i mean, with -- [inaudible] what dignity meant of every day people. if you really affirm the dignity of every day people, they're not going choose poverty. they're not going to choose poor housing or poor school systems or levels unemployment and under employment for 45 years. it's at that very deep level. you see, i think we have to be honest with ourselves and that is and all of those folks that you named. fannie lou, martin, malcom, we can go on and on and on. >> that's right. >> their love of black people made them a threat to black people. see we don't like to deal with that. when martin was shot, 72% of americans disapproved. 75% of black people disapiewfed of martin. i was in buffalo a few weeks ago, 300 people showed up in a sift 1200 because b
again, it's not the democracy that the united states projectings. it's a democracy that the black people have dragged this country into expanding with their blood. [inaudible] >> i would argue that the black freedom movement has been the grandest example of democratic struggle. by democratic struggle, i mean, with -- [inaudible] what dignity meant of every day people. if you really affirm the dignity of every day people, they're not going choose poverty. they're not going to choose poor...
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[cheering] i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states and! i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. now, folks, in tampa, a few days ago, we heard a lot of talk. oh, about how the president and the democrats don't believe in free enterprise and individual initiative, how we want everybody to be dependent on the government, how bad we are for the economy... this republican narrative, this alternative universe says that... every one of us in this room who amounts to anything, we are all completely self made. one of the greatest chairman of the democratic party ever had, bob strauss, used to say that every politician wants every voter to believe he was born in a log cabin he built himself. look, as strauss then admitted, it ain't so. we democrats, we think the country works better with a strong middle class, with real folks for poor folks to move into it with business and government actually working together to promote growth and broadly share prosperity. you see, we believe that we are all in this together is a
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states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> wel i think itlaysuite heavily. prime minister netanyahu would never admit that. but we see a line of increasing tension. some of it is deliberately between the israeli government and the american administration. as close as we get to the election. it is clear that the white house asked israel and put quite a lot pressure not to launch a pre-emptive strike at least not before the elections in order not to create an oil crisis that would damage the obama campaign. on the other hand we know from quite close ties between the republican mitt romney and prime minister netanyahu. i think that netanyahu,
states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> wel i think itlaysuite heavily. prime minister netanyahu...
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remember, we reported yrd presen morsi had tough words about the united states. secretary clinton met with the presidents of libya, pakistan and to hold talks with benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in new york iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad looked to stoke an already ten situion t mas during his remarks at the general assembly. he declared that israel is bullying the united states over iran's alleged threat of a nuclear weapon. ahmadijad said he's not worried abo the threat of an attack on hisunhe ct inaonal countries against his country are "not that bad." says we're doing fine. >>> mitt romney schorpening his attacks when it comes to the president's handling of foreign policy. pueblo, the republican candid keyedn on thi sese during his "60 minutes" interview, anti-unrest around the world. >> align ourselves with democracy, universal right, a notion that people haveo b ab to participate in their own governance, but i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps ins road. >> he said the developments in the middle east a
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we don't just have a black president; we have a president of the united states. that's a people president. >> suarez: not all the people are happy. occupy protesters, joined by a big coalition of other pressure groups, took to the streets of charlotte, accompanied by a like number of police and reporters to bring their complaints to the convention about the president's lack of action on immigration, climate change, on bailing out the banks while millions lost their homes, since the president took office, william albritton says he's working harder for less money. >> i'm working at a warehouse now and i have a side job doing landscaping for a company, but i'm probably working 60 hours a week and i make right around $400 a week, before i was 40 hours a week and making $400. >> suarez: many of the protestors said there isn't much difference between democrats and republicans. they're skeptical of the president's links to wealthy donors and wall street. katherine fowler is still willing to give barack obama a chance. >> we have a message for the president. i support hi
we don't just have a black president; we have a president of the united states. that's a people president. >> suarez: not all the people are happy. occupy protesters, joined by a big coalition of other pressure groups, took to the streets of charlotte, accompanied by a like number of police and reporters to bring their complaints to the convention about the president's lack of action on immigration, climate change, on bailing out the banks while millions lost their homes, since the...
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on the surface of neutrality but beneath the surface of course is a strong ally of the united states let's not forget that not that many years ago the swedish security police swept up two asylum seekers from the streets of struck cold and threw them aboard the ghost plane i don't see a plane where they were flown to egypt and tortured in the a torture chamber so but i can cuddle speaking of the us there is as i mentioned earlier a presidential election that will soon be approaching with and you know just a little over a month. do you think that the circumstance for joining us on end or wiki leaks would or could change if mitt romney won the us presidential election then brok obama would not be reluctant i don't want to speculate on how or if there will be any change in the situation or policy towards we can leave that that would change in the in the white house i doubt it and why is that well you see how the obama has basically in foreign affairs and. in dealing with we can leagues and continued on this hard line position. and why should there be any change with mitt romney. probably
on the surface of neutrality but beneath the surface of course is a strong ally of the united states let's not forget that not that many years ago the swedish security police swept up two asylum seekers from the streets of struck cold and threw them aboard the ghost plane i don't see a plane where they were flown to egypt and tortured in the a torture chamber so but i can cuddle speaking of the us there is as i mentioned earlier a presidential election that will soon be approaching with and you...
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states. president obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. today's polls were conducted over the backlash of obama's embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president obama will win 308 electoral college votes and president obama has a 76% chance of winning the election. there isn't any turn this week that it is going his way. the poll was conducted only the last day did the response to the poll come up. that could be a larger effect. >> you can see why people are starting to voice their disapproval in strong words. i think what you are seeing, is not only is the president pulling on a lead, but this support is hardening and enthusiasm is goes up. a lot of people are saying, things will reset. but at some point h
states. president obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. today's polls were conducted over the backlash of obama's embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president obama will win 308 electoral college votes and...
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you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuter news. reporting u.s. sending marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most foreign policy issues. >> speak of the economy, the federal reserve announced yesterday this lightsest move to put money into the economy to try to get it moving, to try to get more hiring and more investing. ruth, wt dow make of this, does it have an effect on the election? what about, i mean what its its overall affect on the economy s it going to work? >> well, if it works and i think that the theory is sound t will work eventually but slowly, so i don't think it will have an effect on the election. we won't probably see the impact of this for six months or so. it reflects tw
you have as just reported in 20 countries protest against the united states. we were just reading reuter news. reporting u.s. sending marines. >> we'll see. my rule is you can never escape the middle east. the middle east will always come back and something will happen there and we will focus our attention. but i still basically agree with ruth, unless things run out of control in part because despite the huffing and puffing there is really not a lot of partisan disagreement about most...
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>> well, you know, the united states used to have quite-- was quite enengaged, very engaged in burma which used to be the flagship cosmopolitan place in all of southeast asia. so they had-- fulbright was really a huge program. they had a lot of exchanges. burmese could go-- come out and be educated in the states-- i mean all the time. and lots of research is going back in. there was a lot of cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange. and i think that has been looking for many decades for 50 years. and i think that will-- then you don't even have to go into sanctions or anything. you-- i think that can really help bridge the gap again. it was a very nice relationship that burma and america had. >> warner: well thank you both very much and mucmore to watch in the months and years ahead. and you can watch more of yesterday's conversation between suu kyi and secretary of state clinton. find a link to the institute of peace on our website. >> woodruff: now, chicago schools were back in session today. ray suarez takes a look at the conclusion of that city's teacher strike. >> suarez:
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that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against nations to coerce them into accepting a new era of hegemony. continued threats by the uncivilized zionists to resort to military action against our great nation is a clear example of this bitter reality. >> woodruff: earlier this week, iran unveiled a new long-range reconnaissance drone and the country's revolutionary guard said it tested new missiles as well. prime minister netanyahu noted that while international sanctions by the u.s. and other countries have hurt the iranian economy, they did not stop its nuclear program. >> there's only one way to peacefully prevent iran from getting atomic bombs. and t
that is why he united states will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> woodruff: but iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, has long insisted that the country's nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. and during his own speech yesterday, he denounced potential military action by israel. >> testing new generations of ultra-modern weaponry and the pledge to disclose these armaments in due time is now being used as a new language of threat against...
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chairman and nomination for presideent of the united states. >> this week on "inside waington," the grand old party makes itfficial. >> joined mitt romney and me. let's s give this effort everything we have. >> a look at the supporting cast. >> this man ll not let us down. >> tonight, i saenough. hope and change has become divide and conquer. >> when somebody does not do their job, w've got to let them go. >> where does this party go from here? >> over the long haul republicans need to be more respecectful of voters they are trying t to attract >> the 2012 republican national convention in tampa serve up no surprises except perhaps for clint etwoo's rambling performance in the key 10:00 hour thursday night but conventions rarely do surprises anymore. this was mittt romney's major opportunity to sell themselves to the american people. >> in america, we we do not apopologize for success. what america needs is jobs -- lots of jobs. you knowhere is something wrong with the kind of job he has done as president withh whe best feeling you hadas the day you voted for him. >> ok, you were in tampa
chairman and nomination for presideent of the united states. >> this week on "inside waington," the grand old party makes itfficial. >> joined mitt romney and me. let's s give this effort everything we have. >> a look at the supporting cast. >> this man ll not let us down. >> tonight, i saenough. hope and change has become divide and conquer. >> when somebody does not do their job, w've got to let them go. >> where does this party go from...
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states. >> yes, great humility. a less humble man might have delivered his speech at the grand canyon. my god. while the venue may not have been modest, obama's presidential agenda surely was modest. >> i will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. i will restore our moral standing. i will end this war in iraq. i will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy. i will cut taxes. i will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide, climate change and disease. >> and then, on my second day. i will put everything back. on my second day, everything will go back to the way it was. give me something to do on my third day. and then. if senator obama's positive vision of the future didn't do anything for you, perhaps i could interest you in a negative look at the past. >> we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight. on november 4th, we must stand up and say, eight is enough. >> jon: we must take it one
states. >> yes, great humility. a less humble man might have delivered his speech at the grand canyon. my god. while the venue may not have been modest, obama's presidential agenda surely was modest. >> i will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. i will restore our moral standing. i will end this war in iraq. i will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy. i will cut taxes. i will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear...
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corporation, we do not act in the best interest of the united states." well, it is a u.s. corporation, but what he meant is, they have shareholders all over the world, they have investments all over the world, and it's not his job to do things that are good for america, it's his job to do things that are good for his international shareholders. >> but under citizens united, he can contribute as much money as he or his board wants to on, secretly, on projects that may not be in the national. >> right. again, this is the nasty combination of the really, the incredibly dangerous accident of citizens united that allows this unlimited money and the other cases that have allowed unlimited contributions with a lack of disclosure. because the presumption, the reason the court said this wouldn't be corrupting is we would know who was giving and could hold them accountable. and we don't. >> it's like water running downhill. the old clichÉ, it finds a way around every obstacle you put into place. and that's what's happened to campaign finance reform. >> well it's a good clichÉ, it'
corporation, we do not act in the best interest of the united states." well, it is a u.s. corporation, but what he meant is, they have shareholders all over the world, they have investments all over the world, and it's not his job to do things that are good for america, it's his job to do things that are good for his international shareholders. >> but under citizens united, he can contribute as much money as he or his board wants to on, secretly, on projects that may not be in the...
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td t inese people back to work and so has the president of the united states. when president obama tried to sell his jobs bill last year over the refusal of the republican congress, he talked about the kinds of people who would get those kinds of jobs. >> it'a bill that would put pe btok,uig america. repairing our roads, repairing our bridges, repairing our schools. it would lead to jobs for concrete workers like the ones here at hilltop, jobs for construction workers and masons, en, trns engineers, ironworkers. put folks back to work. >> mike roweaid part of the problem was training. and training.d on opportunity ovndver,hat's at hear, we need more opportunity and we need better training. >> once again, there is a candidate who believes in job training, who understands we need morvocational training. >> one of the, i bve, mistakes we've made 20, 30 years ago was to start de-emphasizes vocational education. right now we've got shortages of folks in fields that need technical training, but don't necessarily require a four-yr college degree. >> mr. rowe went on t
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. >> of the united states of america will never retreat. we will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves. whatever their faith. >> intentions are still high as an anti-american protests continue. soldiers are on standby to defend u.s. citizens. in egypt, protesters clashed with police. two were killed as protesters stormed the gate in the capital city. this was the scene outside the american embassy in london, demonstrations fuelled by the release of an amateur film. protesters say the movie denigrates the prophet muhammed. >> the producer has been identified it 55-year-old egyptian christian living in california who wrote the film while in jail for bank fraud charges. >> " the dick is calling for peace in the middle east and he begins in lebanon. anti-american protests and led the dawn, police opened fire. lebanese authorities have suspended permits a separate government officials bodyguards and there confiding the pope's visit to a central lebanon and northern christian areas. go for the latest on the vio
. >> of the united states of america will never retreat. we will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves. whatever their faith. >> intentions are still high as an anti-american protests continue. soldiers are on standby to defend u.s. citizens. in egypt, protesters clashed with police. two were killed as protesters stormed the gate in the capital city. this was the scene outside the american embassy in london, demonstrations fuelled by the release...